| Featured Artist - Patrick Leis | Danish artist, Patrick Leis is truly a man of many talents. In addition to being a winner of the World Bodypainting Award, he is also a successful novelist, illustrator, muralist, graphic designer, film & TV make up artist, and teacher. Brush Strokes caught up with him for an interview in a small gap he found between his latest bodypainting assignment and starting to write his next novel!
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| Featured Artist - Olga Engelhardt | Olga Engelhardt talks about her work with henna, and the Yemeni art of khidab.
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| Belly Painting Around the World | Painted pregnant women have been making news around the world this month. We have reports from Wales, Australia and the Netherlands on the growing popularity of this art form.
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| IMATS 2009, London | The International Makeup Artists Trade Show (IMATS) took place in Alexandra Palace, London over the weekend of January 24th – 25th. Your lucky Brush Strokes reporter attended the Saturday and gives you the low-down on what went on.
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| Balloon Twisting for Beginners | Graham Lee gives us a quick tutorial on the basic balloon twists – DO try this at home! We recommend getting a balloon pump!
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| YouTube Balloon Tutorials | I've been trawling through the videos on youtube.com for you to sort out which ones are the best for learning to do balloon models and here are some of the best ones that I've found – I've chosen ones that end up with something that is really recognisable, and aren't too difficult to follow.
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| When not to paint | Do you know what contra-indications are? They are the things you should be looking out for that tell you it is not safe to paint someone.
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| The Making of... a Worldwide Winner | Featured artist, Patrick Leis, tells us how he designed one of his winning entries at the 2007 World Bodypainting Festival. Patrick took a well-deserved first place in both rounds of the Special Effects Bodypainting category.
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| News | Latest news from the world of Face and Body Painting.
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| Step by Step - Chinese Lion Mask | A step by step of a Chinese Lion Mask by Cat Finlayson.
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| Step by Step - Chinese Symbols | Two step by steps of Chinese symbols by Cat Finlayson
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| Step by Step - Rainbow Dragon | A step by step of a colourful Rainbow Dragon by Cat Finlayson
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| Step by Step - Firecrackers | A step by step of Chinese New Year Firecrackers by Cat Finlayson
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| Step by Step - St David\'s Day | Step by step of a design for St David's Day.
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| Step by Step - St Patrick\'s Day | A step by step of a design for St Patrick's Day.
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| Step by Step - Hearts Fairy | A step by step of a fairy face with hearts.
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| Step by Step - Book Worm | A step by step of a Book Worm - made from balloons!
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